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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 30: Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Limited (Crompton) has been honoured with the Mahatma Award 2026 within the Community Initiatives class, an initiative of the Mahatma Foundation hosted by Liveweek Group, for its efforts to drive optimistic social impression via the Crompton CSR Foundation (CCF). The recognition highlights the Foundation’s work in strengthening water safety and rural livelihoods via Project Jal Jeevan and increasing ladies’s entry to technical careers via Project Saksham.
The award recognises CCF’s method to addressing group wants via sustained interventions, native partnerships and measurable outcomes. Its initiatives span water conservation, abilities growth, training and group care, with a deal with constructing group resilience and creating sustainable livelihood alternatives.
Project Jal Jeevan addresses water insecurity throughout Ahilyanagar in Maharashtra and Sirohi and Pali in Rajasthan, the place declining groundwater ranges and variable rainfall have an effect on agricultural productiveness and rural livelihoods. The programme combines water harvesting, rejuvenation of water constructions, groundwater recharge, and participatory water budgeting and improved agricultural practices. Water Security Committees, ladies farmers and self-help teams (SHGs) additionally contribute to native planning and water administration, serving to construct group possession and help climate-resilient farming.
During FY 2024-26, Project Jal Jeevan recorded the next outcomes:
* Water conservation: Rejuvenated 378 water constructions and created a storage potential of 27,315 lakh litres.* Agricultural livelihoods: Added 2,253 acres to cultivation and reached 1.67 lakh farmers, together with greater than 50,000 ladies.Community participation: Engaged 1,468 SHGs within the programme.* Household earnings: Reported a 16% improve in family incomes in intervention areas.
An impartial third-party impression evaluation additional reported enhancements in groundwater availability and agricultural outcomes. Water in wells and borewells grew to become accessible at depths 20-60 toes shallower, whereas crop yields elevated by 100%. The evaluation additionally discovered that 84% of farmers diversified into higher-value crops and that the proportion of households incomes Rs.1.5-2 lakh yearly elevated from 13% to 25%. It additional reported that seasonal migration stopped for 70% of the households coated by the evaluation, highlighting the connection between water safety, agricultural productiveness and livelihood resilience.
Alongside its efforts to strengthen water safety and rural livelihoods, CCF’s Project Saksham focuses on increasing ladies’s participation in historically male-dominated electrical and technical occupations. Implemented in partnership with Tata STRIVE, the programme combines technical coaching, sensible office publicity, certification and placement help to assist ladies develop the abilities required to enter the workforce and pursue employment alternatives.
During FY 2024-26, Project Saksham made progress in technical skilling, employment and office upskilling:
* Technical skilling: Supported 102 ladies via Assistant Electrician coaching.* Employment alternatives: 92 ladies secured employment, representing a placement fee of roughly 90%.* Income alternatives: Based on first-year salaries, these placements symbolize annualised earnings alternatives of Rs.1.01 crore.* Workplace upskilling: Supported 75 ladies employed in manufacturing amenities in Goa and Baddi, serving to them strengthen their technical and supervisory capabilities.
Commenting on the popularity, Anita Pansare, Head – Innovation and ESG & Chief Technology Officer, Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Limited, stated, “At Crompton, we believe that meaningful social impact comes from addressing community needs through sustained interventions and practical solutions. Through Project Jal Jeevan, we are working to strengthen water security and support rural livelihoods, while Project Saksham is creating opportunities for women to develop technical skills and access employment in traditionally male-dominated occupations. Our focus remains on working closely with communities and implementation partners to build local capabilities, create sustainable livelihood opportunities and contribute to long-term development. We believe that empowering communities with the right resources and skills is essential to creating lasting, positive change.”
Through Jal Jeevan and Saksham, Crompton CSR Foundation addresses distinct however interconnected growth priorities, linking environmental sustainability with rural livelihoods and ladies’s financial participation. The Mahatma Award 2026 recognises the Foundation’s contribution to group initiatives via these sustained, partnership-led efforts.
About Crompton
With a model legacy of over 85 years, Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd. is India’s market chief within the class of followers and residential pumps. Over the years, the group has repeatedly strived to supply a variety of progressive merchandise that cater to the trendy client together with superior high quality and high-performance followers, pumps, lighting options, and a variety of different classes like water heaters; air coolers; small kitchen home equipment like mixer grinders, air fryers, OTG, electrical kettles and so on; different residence home equipment like irons & built-in kitchen home equipment. The firm has additional invested in model and innovation to not solely higher perceive and meet client wants however to additionally assist drive power effectivity. The client enterprise additionally has a well-established and arranged distribution community pushed by a robust vendor base throughout the nation providing a large service community and sturdy after-sales service to its clients. Beyond its client portfolio, Crompton additionally has a strong B2B presence within the Lighting phase, delivering superior and energy-efficient options for business and industrial functions. In 2025, Crompton grew to become the primary lighting firm to obtain the GreenPro certification for its B2B lighting resolution, reaffirming its dedication to sustainability and innovation. Strengthening its foothold within the renewable power house, the corporate has forayed into photo voltaic rooftops-representing a major step ahead in its contribution to India’s evolving clear power panorama. With photo voltaic options spanning lighting, pumps, and rooftops, Crompton continues to steer as a accountable and future-ready model in sustainable power.
The firm’s constant dedication to growing energy-efficient merchandise has led to vital recognition. It has been honored with three prestigious National Energy Consumer Awards (NECA) by BEE, Ministry of Power. The latest award was introduced by the Hon’ble President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu for the corporate’s storage water heater in 2025. In 2019, the model gained in two classes: Ceiling Fans and LED Bulbs. Additionally, it was acknowledged as certainly one of India’s Best Managed Companies 2022 by Deloitte Private and listed amongst ‘India’s Top 500 Companies 2022’ by Dun & Bradstreet India. The firm has additionally been featured in Brand Top 75 most precious Indian manufacturers checklist for 2020 launched by WPP and Kantar. Furthermore, Crompton was additionally acknowledged because the Brand of the Decade 2021 by Herald Global and BARC Asia within the Consumer Electrical class.
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